Vietnamese airports served 188,000 passengers in April, a decline of a record 98 percent year-on-year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has reported.
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Hanoi (VNA)- Vietnamese airports served 188,000 passengers in April, a decline of a record98 percent year-on-year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has reported.
The figure includes21,000 international and 167,000 domestic passengers, down 99.4 percent and97.3 percent, respectively, year-on-year.
Vietnamese aircarriers ferried 86,000 passengers in April, down 98.1 percent year-on-year. Thefigure includes 2,400 international visitors and 83,600 domestic travellers, down99.8 percent and 97.3 percent, respectively.
The significant declinein passenger numbers in April was exclusively due to the COVID-19 pandemic, withthe social distancing order imposed in early April minimising flights.
The Ministry ofTransport has recently ordered that more flights be opened. From April 29 through 30,the Hanoi - HCM City route will see 28 round trips a day.
Flights linking Hanoiand HCM City with Da Nang will total eight round trips each a day, whilecarriers will independently decide on flights between other localities.
From May 1 through 15, a total of 36 round trips a day will be operated on theHanoi - HCM City route and 12 round trips on the Hanoi/HCM City - Da Nang routes.The figures will be 52 and 20 roun🌊d trips, respectively, from May 16./.
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Vietnam’s aviation sector has witnessed double-digit growth in passenger transport in the past decade, and the market is forecast to build up momentum in 2019, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).
Vietnam’s aviation sector has witnessed double-digit growth in passenger transport in the past decade, and the market is forecast to build up momentum in 2019.
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